ETC B-Box4 - Connect Third-Party Loads with an FD‑BBOX‑4 T

ETC Installation Guide
F-Drive B-Box4
F-Drive B-Box4 Page 6 of 11 ETC
Connect Third-Party Loads with an FD-BBOX-4T
FD-BBOX-4T with an F-Drive constant current driver supports a wide variety of third-party loads.
Determining compatibility between these loads and your F-Drive product configuration is an
important step toward ensuring the success of a project. Visit the F-Drive System Design Tool at
etcconnect.com/FDriveSysDesignTool to learn more, and search the LEDDimming Compatibility
Database at etcconnect.com/compatibility to see if your load is compatible. If your load is not in
the compatibility database, follow the instructions at the link above to contact the ETC
Applications Engineering department to arrange for compatibility testing.
SENSE
1 2 3 4
DMX
IN
DMX
THRU
MAINTAIN
FD-BBOX-4T
Ch 4
Ch 3
Ch 2
Ch 1
FDW1CCD (-CE)
A
FDR12FD
A
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
B
B
Driver can be
W1 or R12
Description Notes
A
CC-150Card installed in one card
slot of an F-Drive R12
The CC-150Card and W1CCDriver output constant current, adjustable from
200–700mA. You must configure each channel of the driver to provide the correct
current for the connected load.
†
W1CCDriver
B Category-type cable*
The cable from the output of the CC-150Card to the input of the FD-BBOX-4T. You
must use 0.25mm
2
(23AWG) or larger conductors in Category-type cable.
C
0.2–1.5mm
2
(26–14AWG)Class 2
wire pair
D Third-party constant current loads See W1CCDriver or CC-150Card Limits on page8 .
*See Electrical and Wiring Specification on page8 .
†
See Configure the Output Current on page11 .
Note:The illustration is not drawn to scale. Loads are not shown on all outputs of the F-Drive R12 for clarity.
Note: Do not bus/bridge channels in an attempt to exceed the individual channel limits.